cordonnet means doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
noun
- Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc.“This silk is of two kinds , each of which has its first and its second qualities . The name of sewing silk is exclusively appropriated , in France , to the finest of these two species ; the other is called cordonnet or twist.”